Age Is Just a Hockey Number

Age Is Just a Hockey Number is a four-episode US docuseries with a total running time of 18 minutes and 48 seconds. Made in 2025, it belongs to the sports-documentary genre and recounts the personal and athletic journey of Phil E. Eichinger, a professional actor with a competitive ice-hockey background.

The series centres on returning to competition after twenty years of inactivity in a highly physical, demanding sport such as hockey. Eichinger, who played at semi-professional level from his late teens into his twenties, decides to get back into the game at 47, prompted by his daughter beginning the same sport.

The documentary follows its protagonist as a former player, showing his commitment to regaining fitness and facing the technical and athletic challenges of returning to the ice. The narrative alternates training, personal reflections and the confrontation with the difficulties of no longer being young in a sporting context requiring endurance, speed and team spirit.

The work’s principal message focuses on determination, resilience and the importance of not being conditioned by age limits. Through Eichinger’s experience, the series conveys the idea that there is no age ‘too advanced’ to test oneself and pursue a goal, sporting or personal.

From a production perspective, Age Is Just a Hockey Number is neither a student project nor a directorial debut; it is an independent work developed for the web and new multimedia platforms. The film was completed on 1 February 2025 in the United States.

Film Information

Title: Age Is Just a Hockey Number
Original title: Age Is Just a Hockey Number
Director: [Not specified]
Production: [Not specified]
Country: United States
Language: English
Running time: 18 minutes and 48 seconds (four episodes)
Genre: Documentary, web series, sport, family, inspirational
Sport featured: Ice hockey
Protagonist(s): Phil E. Eichinger
Completion date: 1 February 2025
Premiere: [Not specified]
Distributor: [Not available]
Shooting format: Digital, colour
Director’s first film: No
Student project: No